National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-0450

Overview

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server and Tomcat 5.x before 5.5.22 and 6.x before 6.0.10, when using certain proxy modules (mod_proxy, mod_rewrite, mod_jk), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence with combinations of (1) "/" (slash), (2) "\" (backslash), and (3) URL-encoded backslash (%5C) characters in the URL, which are valid separators in Tomcat but not in Apache.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20070314 SEC Consult SA-20070314-0 :: Apache HTTP Server / Tomcat directory traversal

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/462791/100/0/threaded

External Source: XF

Name: tomcat-proxy-directory-traversal(32988)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/32988

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-0233

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0233

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-1979

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1979/references

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-0065

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0065

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-3386

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-3087

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3087

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-2732

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-0975

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0975

External Source: BID

Name: 22960

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22960

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20090127 CA20090123-01: Cohesion Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities (Updated - v1.1)

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/500412/100/0/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20090124 CA20090123-01: Cohesion Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/500396/100/0/threaded

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Advisories/20070314-0-apache_tomcat_directory_traversal.txt

Hyperlink:http://www.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Advisories/20070314-0-apache_tomcat_directory_traversal.txt

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.sec-consult.com/287.html

Hyperlink:http://www.sec-consult.com/287.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2007:0327

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0327.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2007:005

Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

Hyperlink:http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html

Hyperlink:http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html

Hyperlink:http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540

Hyperlink:http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200705-03

Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-03.xml

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33668

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33668

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 25280

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/25280

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 25106

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/25106

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 24732

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/24732

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10643

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10643

External Source: HP

Name: SSRT071447

Hyperlink:http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx

Hyperlink:http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx

External Source: BID

Name: 25159

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080108 VMSA-2008-0002 Low severity security update for VirtualCenter and ESX Server 3.0.2, and ESX 3.0.1

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/485938/100/0/threaded

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2008:0261

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2007:0360

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0360.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2007:015

Hyperlink:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDKSA-2007:241

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:241

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200702e.html

Hyperlink:http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200702e.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-206.htm

Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-206.htm

External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 239312

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1

External Source: SREASON

Name: 2446

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2446

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 30908

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30908

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 30899

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30899

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 28365

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/28365

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 27037

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/27037

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 26660

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/26660

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 26235

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/26235

External Source: MLIST

Name: [Security-announce] 20080107 VMSA-2008-0002 Low severity security update for VirtualCenter and ESX Server 3.0.2, and ESX 3.0.1

Hyperlink:http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000003.html

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2007-07-31

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html

External Source: HP

Name: HPSBUX02262

Hyperlink:http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172

Hyperlink:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10643

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10643